A run-down, shabby pub unworthy of your custom. On our visit, the clientele consisted of shouting locals and kids playing pool. There are no real ales behind the bar, though the service was polite and friendly. Must do better.

Directly opposite the Silverlink railway line, underneath the new DLR extension and in front of some dismal tower blocks, the Henley Arms has not been geographically blessed. On our visit, constant drilling didn't help the...

Despite having half a handsome old Truman's tiled exterior (courtesy of the Luftwaffe), the Royal Oak is a rather sparse affair. The walls are bare and net curtains prevent anyone seeing in or out of the pub. A lighter note,...

Situated right outside Beckton's Asda-dominant shopping precinct and close to almost nothing of interest, its safe to say the Tollgate has a captive audience. Its rather like slightly newer, less grubby Wetherspoons in...

Woolwich is changing fast with wrecking balls aloft and the Olympics due in 2012 (shooting in Woolwich: yep). Pubs here are changing too. Woolwich has not known decent drinking establishments for some years - the whole area has...